Device for marking with plastic material.



M. A. SMITH.

DEVICE FOR MARKING WITH PLASTIC MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 190B.

Patented July 27, 1915.

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M. A. SMITH.

DEVICE EoR MARKING wIrII PLASTIC MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.20. i908.

LMISQ. Patented July 27, 1915.

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M. A. SMITH. DEI/ICE` FOR MARKING WI'IH PLASTIC MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20. i908.

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w/r/vfsses mlm/ron consists essentially in the combination with MYRON A. SMITH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DEVICE FOR MARKING- WITH PLASTIC MATERAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2'?, i915.

Application filed November 20, 1908. Serial No. 463,523.

To all fwL'o'm it may concern Be it known that I, MYRoN SMrri-r, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of NewYork and State of NeW-York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Marking with Plastic Material, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates especially to means and mechanism for forming' a ridge or marking of plastic material such as chocolate upon the surface of confectionery, and the like, and has for its object the provision of a device of this character which shall be very effective in operation.

To attain the desired end, my linvention a machine for applying coating material to centers, of a plastic material marking device larged vertical, sectional view at line a.,-a,

of Figs4 and 6, and Fig. 3 is a like view at line --b of the same figures. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the marking device removed from the machine and Fig. 5 is a frontalevation thereof. Fig. 6 is a plan View 0I' the mechanism for imparting movement to the marking device. s

Similar numerals of reference, wherever they occur, indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

l have illustrated my marking `device as applied to a coating machine, the subject matter of United States Letters Patent 905,472, issued to me December 1st, 1908, but it is obvious the device is not limited to use with this specific machine.

In the drawings, .l is the bed of the ma chine. v

2 is a receptacle, for plastic material,

mounted over a hopper 3 whereunder passes a carrier 4. l

5 is one of a pair of standards extending upward above the bed 1.

6 and 7 are shafts mounted in the standards 5. AExtending downward from the shaft 6 is an arm 8, the lower extremity whereof engages a rod 9 whereon is mounted a crank, the arm 10 of said crank carrying a wheel 11,'and the arm 12 having a con,- necting rod 13 pivoted thereto. The wheel 11 is arranged to Contact with a finger 14 mounted in a bracket 15. The rod 9 engages a horizontally movable bar 1. carrying a bracket 17 wherein is a slot 18.--

' 19 is a trough provided at each end with trunnions 20 arranged to enter the slots 18 in the brackets 17. This trough is provided with perforations 21 in its bottom for the escape of flowing material, the quantity permitted to passv therefrom being regulated by means of a plate 22 carried by arms 23 extending from arod 24 journaled at the top of the trough.

25 are springs which normally turn the rod-24 to move the plate 22 over the perforations 21, and 26 is an arm fixed tothe rod 24 wherewith a regulating thumb screw 27 engages.

2S. is a longitudinal bar provided with bladesl 29 which extend downward within the trough 19. At the front of the trough 19 is shown a downwardly extending plate 30 provided with a jacket 3 1 for/the application of heating means. 32d are guides fixed to the trough 195 33 are depending tongues mounted to swing in perforations in a material supply tube leading from a trough 35 located beneath the material receiver 2.

3G is a finger on the bar 28 which engages a rod 43 pivoted at 37 and engaging a vertical.bar 38 movably mounted on an arm 39 fixed on the shaft 6. The upper end of the bar 3S bears a stud 40 carrying-a wheel 41 which bears upon the face of a cam 42 on the shaft 7. Fixed' to the trough or dis tributer is a finger 55 which loosely engages ya bar 44 pivoted at 45.

46 is a vertical bar extending from the bar 44 and pivoted at 47 to an armp48 on the shaft 6. The upper end of the bar 46 bears a stud 49 whereon is a wheel j50 which' bears against the face of a cam 51 on the 4*shaft 7.

52 is the cam onthe shaft 7 arranged toY actuate the arm 8 through the medium of a contact Wheel 53 carried by said arm.

1n operation, flowing material being supplied to the distributing trough 19 through the pipe 34. and by tongues 33 depending from the perforations therein, is kept agitated by means of the blades. carried by the rod `28 and its connections to the cam 42. Vhen VBy the use of cam 5l, a curved line isV deposited on the goods; and by the use of said cam 51 and a cam 52 having a periphery as indicated by the dotted line in Fig. 1 of the drawing, a circle of the marking material will be deposited on the goods for the reason that While the distributer is given a longi-l tudinal movement by the cam 51', the cam 52 Will move said distributer at right angles to the first mentioned movement through the medium of the arm 8, which actuates the bars 16 carrying the brackets which support the distributer. y

Having now -fully described my invention,

what l claim 'as new therein, and desire tor secure by Letters Patent, is;

l. The combination with a, machine for applying coating material to the bodies of centers, in which is comprised a holder for .coating material and means for moving centers to be coated beneath said holder, of a marking device, located inh proximity to the body-coating mechanism, for automatically distributing marking material upon the surfaces of the goods after their bodies have been coated, and While lsuch body-coating is in al plastic state and means for supplying material to the marking device.

2. The combination with a machine for applying coating material to centers, in which is comprised a holder for coating material and means for moving centers to be coated beneath said holder, of a marking device, located .i'nproximity to the bodycoating mechanism, and consisting of a ma- Uterial distributer for automatically applymg marking material to the surfaces o-the goods after their bodies have been coated, and While the body-coating is in ai-plastic state, means for supplying,.Hlaterialzto the marking device and means for operating the marking device. i.

3. The combination With a machine for applying coating material to the bodies of centers, in Which is comprised a holder -for coating material and lmeans for moving centers to be coated beneath said holder, of a marking device, located in proximity to Lineas the body-coating mechanismfand consisting of means for applying a flow of coating material to a distributer, and 'means for imparting movement to the distributer.

4L. The combination with'al machine for applying 'coating material to centers, in A Which is comprised a holder for coating material and means for moving centers to be `coated beneath said holder, of a marking device, located in,v proximity to the body-coating mechanism',\i nd consisting of a distributer having outlet ports, and means for varying the location of said outlets with re- \lation to the surface of the coated goods being marked and means for supplying material to the marking device. l 5. The combination with a machine for applying coating material to the bodies of centers, in which iscomprised a holder for coating material and means for moving centers to' be coated beneath said holder, of a marking device, located lin proximity to the body-coating mechanism, for automativ cally applying marking material to the surfaces of the goods after their entire bodies have been coateg, said marking device consisting of a con uit for the continuous supply of marking material, the conduit being provided With exit oriiices for the escape of the marking material. y

6, The combination Ivvith a machine forl applying coating .material to the'bodies of centers, in which is comprised a holder for coating material and means for moving centers to be coated beneath said holder, of a marking device located in proximity to the body-coating'mechanism, and consisting of a conduit for the continuous supply of marking material, said conduit being provided With exit orifices, means for suppiyf ing the marking material to the surfaces of the coated goods While the coating material is in a plastic condition, and means for heating the marking device.

7. A, machine ,for Stringing pasty material comprising-a receptacle' for said ma- \comprising a receptacle forA said material havingy a discharge orifice, adevic'e disposed at or near said orifice to agitato and expel said material, and means to cause the receptacle' to move in a path eccentric to its orifice to deposit the material in a looped manner cna moving object. y. 9. Ina chocolate Stringing machine, a receptacle for containing the material and `provided with a discharge orifice, means for'l moving the receptacle whereby thel 'flow' of material from the orifice may be directed either in a line concentric with on eccentric nifrneee lo, the axis of he recepacle, and a device disposed at or near said orice to agitate said material.

10. A. machine for sti-inging pasty ma terial comprising a receptacle for said niaerial, provided with a suitable outlet opening, means for causing the receptacle to move in a curved path, and a device to effect thevagitation of the material in `she receptacle.

ll. A Stringing machine for passy material comprising` a receptacle for said inaterial having a discharge orifice, a device to agitate and expel said inaterialand means to cause the receptacle to move in a curi/'ed path.

l2. The combination with Va machine for applying plastic coating material to the bodies of candy centers, in which is conn4 prlsed a holder for the plastic coating niaterial to be applied ico the centers, means for moving the cai'idy centers to be coated beneath said holder, a marking device located in proximity to the body coating mechanism, for containing the material to 'make the marks and. for automatically dis inrihuing the marking material upon she surfaces of the goods, immediately after heir bodies have heen coated and while such coaing is in a plasic steile and ineens for iniparing 'moveinenl o such disrihnieer.

13. In a machine for Stringing pasily inaterial on the bodies of centers, a reoepacle for said material provided with a. suitable outlet', means to expel the inaerial through the outlet, means for moving the centers he MYRON A. SMTI TWimnesses A.. M. PIERCE, Lome F. BRAUN. 

